Combined bouquet holder and support



y R. KABYER. 2,242,975 7 it COMBINED BOUQUET HOLDER AND SUPPORT Filed March 17, 1939 Patented May 20, 1941 COMBINED BOUQUET HOLDER AND SUPPORT Rex Kaber, Wayne, Pa.

Application March 17, 1939, Serial No. 262,483

5 Claims.

This invention relates to bouquet holders. The principal object of the invention is to provide novel means for securing a bouquet to a persons arm or wrist, so that the bouquet will remain stationary or fixed on the wrist of the wearer.

It is a characteristic of the usual corsage or bouquet that is pinned to and worn at the waist or on the shoulder of a womans or girl's dress or is suitably fastened in the hair. In accordance with the present invention, a novel manner of wearing a bouquet is created. The bouquet holder of the present invention is adapted to be worn on the arm, more especially at or near the wrist, and the device is so constructed that it may be readily applied to and easily removed from the wrist, as desired.

The primary object of the invention is to provide and so construct the bouquet holder that it may be readily applied to and firmly embrace limbs of various dimensions.

Another object of the invention is to construct the device from i one piece of pliable metal punched from a single sheet or strip, whereby all parts of the device are integrally united without use of extraneous means.

The construction and manner of use of the bouquet holder of the present invention will be clearly understood from the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which illustrates a specific embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates the preferred form of bouquet holder embodying the invention as worn at the wrist with flowers overlying the back of the hand and lower forearm;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device ready for application to the wrist;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sheet metal blank in flat form, cut and ready to be bent into the form of the device shown in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a side view of the device after bending the flat metal blank of Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to Fig. 3 of the drawing, the device primarily consists of a relatively narrow, elongated, body strip I composed of pliable, form-retaining metal of suflicient length to partially or completely encircle, embrace and clamp firmly on and about a feminine wrist, for example. The strip I is provided with side projections 2, 2, constituting parts of the same piece of metal of which the strip I is composed and which project laterally from opposite'sides respectively of the middle portion, for example, of the strip I, at right angles thereto.

The oppositely extending projections 2, 2 collectively form or constitute a single flower supporting bar or platform extending transversely to the wrist band I. These projections have relatively small lugs, tongues, or prongs 3, 3 formed integrally therewith and projecting from the opposite sides respectively of the transverse bar 2-2, at right angles to the bar 2-2 and parallel to strip I, in staggered relation one to another for bending around the stems of flowers placed on the support formed by the projections 2, 2 to secure the flowers to said support.

The main strip I is, as has been said, composed of pliable metal of such characteristics that it may be readily bent into and retain the form of a split band suitable for clamping firmly on and about a ladys wrist, arm or ankle, if desired, and holding securely thereto. The cross bar formed of the projections 2, 2, as noted above, form a metal floor along which are layed the stems of the flowers of the bouquet. The tongues or prongs 3, 3 of the same pliable metal, may be readily bent over or around and into firm contact with the flower stems, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and hold them securely in place.

It will be understood that the metal of which the device is composed may be of any of those normally used for the making of jewelry or of a cheaper kind plated with some precious metal, or enameled, etc., to enhance its beauty upon the wrist, so as to match the color of the dress, or of the flowers, etc. Also it will be understood that the arrangement of the flowers on the device is not limited to any particular design or to the arrangement in Fig. 1.

Although the invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, it will be understood that the specific details above described need not be strictly adhered to as the device is susceptible to variation while maintaining the principle of the invention.

If desired, the extreme ends 4, 4 of the band or strip I may be tongued and slotted or otherwise notched etc. to form a simple adjustable connection therebetween, for positively locking the device in place on the limb of the wearer.

An additional advantage, inherent to the use of the pliable form-retaining metal, is that the projections 2, 2 which form the flower supporting bar or platform, function as a guard between the flowers and the limb of the wearer, for example, the wrist, thus preventing body oils from causing I deleterious effects upon the flowers, orchids and may be bent upwardly at one or both ends from its normal flat plane to an angle with respect thereto, to direct the flowers and their stems away from the person, the angular relationship between the body strip l and the projections 2, 2, which constitute the guard, being retained as a result of the form retaining characteristics of the metal from which the device is produced.

Furthermore, bending of the guard at one or both ends to any desired angle relative to the plane of the body I, may be utilized 'to hold the flowers in the most favorable position on the person for presenting the best esthetic effects,

and for preventing irritation of the skin of'the" wearer resulting from a rubbing or friction between the stems of the flowers and the skin.

I claim:

l. A combined bouquet holder and support formed from a single piece of normally flat, manually pliable and form-retaining material comprising, a bouquet supporting surface, projections extending laterally from said surface and adapted to be bent solely by the fingers of a-person from the plane of said surface and adjusted to overlie and retain thereon the stems of the flowers of the bouquet, and a portion extending from said surface and adapted to be bent solely by the fingers of a person from the plane of said surface to engage a person to retain said combined holder and support and bouquet on said person.

2. A combined bouquet holder and support formed from a single piece of normally flat, manually pliable and form-retaining material comprising a bouquet supporting surface,,blunt ended projections extending laterally from said surface and adapted to be bent solely by the fingers of a person from the plane of. said surface to overlie and retain thereon the stems of the flowers of the bouquet, and a portion extending from said surface and adapted to be bent solely by the fingers of a-person from the plane of said surface to engage a person to retain said combined holder and support and bouquet on said person.

3. A combined bouquet holder and support formed from a single piece of normally flat, bendable and form-retaining material comprising a relatively long and narrow bouquet supporting surface, projections extending laterally from said surface and adapted to be bent from the plane of said surface to overlie and retain thereon the stems of the flowers of the bouquet, and a limbencircling portion extending laterally from said surface and adapted to be bent from the plane of'said surface into engagement with the limb of a person to retain said combined holder and support and bouquet on the limb of said person.

4. A combined bouquet holder and support formed froma single piece of normally fiat, bend able and form-retaining material comprising a relatively long and narrow bouquet supporting surface, projections extending laterally from said surface and adapted to be bent from the plane of said surface to overlie and retain thereon the stems of the flowers of the bouquet, and a limbencircling portion having sections extending laterally from opposite sides of said surface and adapted to be bent from the plane of said surface into engagement with the limb of a person to retain said combined holder and support and bouquet on the limb of said person. I

5. A combined bouquet holder and support formed from a single piece of normally flat, bend-v able and form-retaining material of substantially cross-like configuration, one member of said substantially cross-like combined holder and support constituting a bouquet supporting surface, means on said surface for engaging the stems of the flowers of the bouquet to hold said bouquet thereon, and the other member of said substantially cross-like combined holder and support adapted to be bent from its normal plane into engagement with the limb, of a person to retain said combined holder and support and bouquet on the limb of said person.

' REX KABER. 

